Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Dubuque, Iowa
COMMISSIONED AS A 1ST LIEUTENANT IN THE U.S. ARMY. SHE SERVED WITH THE 56TH GENERAL HOSPITAL WHICH FOLLOWED THE 1ST ARMY FROM NORMANDY BEACH TO THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. AWARDED SEVERAL MEDALS FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE FOR PROFESSIONALISM AND BRAVERY UNDER FIRE.